Explore Pune’s Spiritual And Scenic Sites With PMPML’s Summer Tour Bus Service – Just Rs 500 Per Ticket!
Pune, 14th April 2025: In a refreshing initiative aimed at providing economical travel options during the summer holidays, the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) has introduced a special air-conditioned electric bus service for tourists, devotees, and nature lovers. The service will operate every Saturday, Sunday, and on public holidays throughout the summer season.
The PMPML has modeled this initiative on its popular “Pune Darshan” tours, and it has already begun receiving a positive response. Ten different routes have been carefully curated, covering a variety of religious and scenic destinations across and around Pune. Each tour begins at 9 am and concludes by 6:30 pm, offering a full-day itinerary for just ₹500 per person.
To enhance the travel experience, each bus will include a guide to assist passengers with information and logistics during the journey.
Some of the major destinations on these routes include:
– Jejuri, Morgaon Ganpati, and Kanifnath Fort
– Narayanpur and Mhaskoba Temple
– Sinhagad, Panshet Dam, and Gokul Flower Park
– Nilkantheshwar and the “Zpurza” Folk Art Museum
– Prati-Shirdi, Dehu, and Gatha Temple
– Rajgurunagar and Alandi
– Ramdara, Theur Ganpati, and Prayag Dham
– Sathya Sai Baba Ashram at Hadshi
– Wagholi, Tulapur, Ranjangaon Ganpati, and Bhima Koregaon Ranstambh (Victory Pillar)
Depending on the route, the starting and ending points of the tours will be at Hadapsar Gadital, Deccan Gymkhana, or Pune Station depots.
Here are the 10 designated tour routes:
1. Route 1: Hadapsar Gadital – Swargate – ISKCON Temple (Kondhwa) – Kanifnath Fort – Morgaon Ganpati – Jejuri – Saswad – back to Hadapsar
2. Route 2: Hadapsar – Swargate – Sopankaka Temple, Sangameshwar Temple (Saswad) – Narayanpur – Mhaskoba Temple – Kodi – back to Hadapsar
3. Route 3: Pune Station – Deccan – Swargate – Shivsrushti (Ambegaon) – Swaminarayan Temple – Nanne – Kondhanpur – Tukai Mata Temple – Baneshwar – Abhay Aranya – Balaji Temple (Ketkawale) – Swargate
4. Route 4: Pune Station – Deccan – Pu. La. Deshpande Garden – Kharawade – Mhasoba Temple – Nilkantheshwar foothills – Zpurrza Museum – Ghotawade Phata – back to Pune Station
5. Route 5: Pune Station – Deccan – Khadakwasla Dam – Sinhagad base – Gokul Flower Park – Golewadi – Panshet Dam – back to Pune Station
6. Route 6: Pune Station – Swargate – Hadapsar – Ramdara – Theur Ganpati – Prayagdham – back to Pune Station
7. Route 7: Pune Station – Swargate – Wagheshwar Temple (Wagholi) – Wade Bolhai Temple – Tulapur – Triveni Sangam – Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Memorial (Vadhu Budruk) – Ranjangaon Ganpati – Bhima Koregaon Victory Pillar – Pune Station
8. Route 8: Pune Station – Swargate – ISKCON Temple – Ravet – Moraya Gosavi Temple (Chinchwad) – Prati Shirdi – Shirgaon-Dehugaon – Gatha Mandir – Bhandara Hill base – Swargate – back to Pune Station
9. Route 9: Swargate – Paudgaon – Sathya Sai Baba Ashram (Hadshi) – Chinmaya Vibhooti Meditation Centre – Kolwan – back to Swargate
10. Route 10: Swargate – Bhosari – Chakan – Rajguru Memorial – Siddheshwar Temple – Rajgurunagar – Khandoba Temple (Nimgaon Davdi) – Sant Dnyaneshwar Samadhi – Gajanan Maharaj Math (Alandi) – back to Swargate
Ticket Booking and Details:
Tickets can be booked at PMPML depots at Deccan, Pune Station, Swargate, Katraj, Hadapsar, Bhosari, Nigdi, and PMC.
For more information, citizens can contact the PMPML coordinator, Mr. Nitin Gurav, at +91 9850509862.
PMPML has appealed to citizens to make the most of this environmentally friendly, comfortable, and culturally enriching travel experience during their summer holidays.
